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U1:

1.viewsoninterculturalcommunication

Twodifferentviewsoninterculturalcommunication:people“arepeople”VS.contact“isnot

equaltocommunication”

2.3majorsocio-culturalelementsinfluencingperceptionandcommunication

Culturalvalue,worldview,socialorganizations.

3.Whatisglobalization?

Globalizationisaprocessofinteractionandintegrationamongthepeople,companies,andgover

nmentsofdifferentnations。aprocessdrivenbyinternationaltradeandinvestmentandaidedb

yinformationtechnology.Thisprocesshaseffectsontheenvironment,onculture,onpoliticalsys

tems,oneconomicdevelopmentandprosperity,andonhumanphysicalwell-beingin

societiesaroundtheworld.

4.Whatarethestumblingblocksininterculturalcommunication?

(1)assumptionofsimiliarities:peopleexpectthatsimplybeinghumanandhavingcommon

requirementsoffood,shelter,securityandsoonmakeseveryonealike.

(2)Languagedifferences.:yes“”andno“”causetrouble.

(3)Nonverbalmisinterpretatons:misinterpretationofobservablesiansand

symbols—gesture,postures,bodymovenment.

(4)Preconceptionsandstereotypes:Arabsare“inflammable”maycauseU.S.studentstokeep

theirdistance.

(5)Tendencetoevaluate:toapproveordisapprove,tostatementsandactionsofotherperson

orgroup.

(6)Highanxiety/tension.

U2:

1.Whatisculture?

Cultureisaveryextensiveconcept,itisverydifficulttodefineitstrictlyandaccurately,because

cultureinvolvestoomuch.Cultureisacomplexsystemofbehavior,values,beliefs,traditions

andartifacts,whichistransmittedthroughgenerations.

Whatarethefivebasicneedsforhumanbeings?

(1)physiologicalneeds(thingsthatmakeusalive,foodwaterair)

(2)safetyneed